The Hills Shire
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Location in Metropolitan Sydney | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 33°46′S 151°00′E / 33.767°S 151.000°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
| Region | Hills District | ||||||||||||
| Established | 6 March 1906 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Norwest | ||||||||||||
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| • Mayor | Dr. Michelle Byrne (Liberal) | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 386 km2 (149 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 191,876 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 497.1/km2 (1,287.5/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+11 (AEDT) | ||||||||||||
| Website | The Hills Shire | ||||||||||||
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The Hills Shire (known until 2008 as Baulkham Hills Shire) is a local government area in the Greater Sydney region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The area is north-west of the Sydney central business district, and encompasses 401 square kilometres (155 sq mi) stretching from the M2 Hills Motorway in the south to Wisemans Ferry on the Hawkesbury River in the north. The Hills Shire had a population of 191,876 as of the 2021 census.
The current mayor of The Hills Shire is Dr Michelle Byrne (Liberal), who was elected on 14 September 2024.
The Hills Shire is a member council of the Hawkesbury River County Council.